Arkansas

2010 National Healthcare Quality Report

Ranking on Selected Measures

The following ranking shows how well this State is performing among all the States on 18 important measures of health care quality from the 2010 National Healthcare Quality Report. These measures were selected to represent a broad range of many common diseases.

Percentage of adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who got care as soon as wanted, Medicare managed care

69.7

66.9

34

Heart Disease

Heart attack - ACEI or ARB at discharge

Percentage of hospital patients with heart attack and left ventricular systolic dysfunction who were prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB at discharge

94.1

91.8

45

Heart failure - recommended hospital care received

Percentage of hospital patients with heart failure who received recommended hospital care

95.3

93.2

40

Maternal and Child Health

Children fully vaccinated

Percentage of children ages 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccines (4:3:1:3:3)

77.7

78

24

Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Suicide deaths

Suicide deaths per 100,000 population

10.7

14.3

37

Respiratory Diseases

Pneumonia vaccine ever - age 65 plus

Percentage of adults age 65 and over who ever received a pneumococcal vaccination

67.6

64.2

44

Pneumonia - recommended hospital care received

Percentage of hospital patients with pneumonia who received recommended hospital care

90.4

90.5

21

HIV and AIDS

HIV deaths

HIV infection deaths per 100,000 population

2.6

3.2

20

Patient Safety

Inpatient surgery - appropriate antibiotic timing

Percentage of adult surgery patients who received appropriate timing of antibiotics

91.9

91

33

Supportive and Palliative Care

Nursing home long-stay residents - physically restrained

Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents who were physically restrained

3.4

6

44

Nursing home long-stay residents - low-risk with pressure sores

Percentage of low-risk long-stay nursing home residents who have pressure sores

2.0

1.6

4

Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation

Home health care - improved mobility

Percentage of home health care patients who get better at walking or moving around

44.3

45.7

22

Patient Centeredness

Always had good communication with providers - adults on Medicare managed care

Percentage of adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, Medicare managed care